I have always wondered how people manage to learn non-theoretical concepts from books - survival, martial arts, etc. Why not just grab a knife and a warm shirt and go to the woods for several days? Summer's excellent for that.
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VoracJul 10 '12 at 10:05

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Well, if you don't know the theory, it isn't easy to learn the practical bit without help!
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Friend of KimJul 10 '12 at 15:40

And of course, as always Freedom of the Hills (aka The Bible) has an entire part dedicated to "Emergency Prevention and Response" with chapters on Leadership, Safety, First Aid, and Alpine Search and Rescue.

If you are serious about learning about survival, I also highly suggest taking some first aid courses offered by organizations like SOLO. There are Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Responder, and Wilderness EMT certification levels with 2, 7, and 20 day courses, respectively.

I like Les Stroud's(survivorman) book called "Survive!". Just like in his tv show, he outlines survival in all different climates and locales. It's very specific and sounds like something that would interest you. There's a great(and short) list of survival books here. Another of my favorites is "Wildwood Wisdom" which isn't locale specific but focuses on fundamental survival skills - those which I would call "evergreen". Good luck!